A truck carrying 40,000 pounds of chicken was ruined after catching fire on I-490 eastbound. The driver was not hurt.

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Donyelle Davis and Gary McClendon | Staff writers

A section of I-490 is back open this morning after a tractor trailer carrying nearly 40,000 pounds of chicken caught fire on the expressway Thursday night.

The Chili Fire Department responded to the emergency and promptly closed I-490 between exits 4 and 5 shortly after 5:50 p.m.

The chicken-filled 18-wheeler, which originated in Mississippi, ignited and was engulfed in flames just a few miles from its intended destination, the Wegmans Distribution Center, in Chili, said Chili Fire Department Chief Kevin Steeves. ...